Editing 2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race (section)

== Championship standings after Round 2 ==

Following the Matariki Race, Manawatu Titans led the 2026 Arena Five-Man Race Series with 386 points, ahead of Sydney SWAT with 359 and CULT with 350.[5]

The organiser published the following cumulative championship standings on 12 July 2026.[5]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position
! Team
! Round 1
! Round 2
! Total
|-
| 1
| [[Manawatu Titans (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Manawatu Titans]]
| 200
| 186
| 386
|-
| 2
| [[Sydney SWAT]]
| 186
| 173
| 359
|-
| 3
| CULT
| 150
| 200
| 350
|-
| 4
| [[Expendables (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Expendables]]
| 173
| 130
| 303
|-
| 5
| Reavers
| 140
| 161
| 301
|-
| 6
| [[Lumberjacks]]
| 161
| 112
| 273
|-
| 7
| [[BOP Blast (New Zealand Paintball Team)|BOP Blast]]
| 112
| 150
| 262
|-
| 8
| [[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Ballistics Unit 1]]
| 121
| 140
| 261
|-
| 9
| [[Surge (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Surge]]
| 130
| 121
| 251
|-
| 10
| Misfits
| 104
| 104
| 208
|-
| 11
| Lycans
| 96
| 96
| 192
|-
| 12
| Sharks
| —
| 112
| 112
|-
| 13
| [[Ballistics Unit (New Zealand Paintball Team)|Ballistics Unit 2]]
| —
| 112
| 112
|-
| 14
| Try It And See
| —
| 104
| 104
|-
| 15
| Chaos
| 96
| —
| 96
|}

A dash indicates that no points were recorded for the corresponding round in the organiser's published standings. Fifteen teams appeared in the cumulative series standings, compared with fourteen entries in the Matariki Race.